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Martin Willett
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:43 pm
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Who lost the pence and later took a pounding over the beef question?
What disparaging term is named after a character in the first million
selling novel?
What positive integer, when spelled out, has a Scrabble score equal to
that integer?
Five ounces, how many feet?
Who confused and stunned the world by seeming to score one out of ten,
in 1976?
You score an eagle, your partner scores a double bogey on the same hole.
The difference between your two scores is the same as the par for the
hole. What did your partner score?
A democratic country with over a billion citizens, a sport, a drink, a
city, a province, four blokes, a couple of dances, a couple of
Shakespearean characters but what month? Do you want me to spell it out
for you?
What links Dodgson's walrus to the father of the girl embarking on her
nineteenth nervous breakdown?
Where in the world is this? http://mwillett.org/Quiz/2.jpg
Mood | Crush | Envy | Cowardice | Rage | Depression | Flower
What's the usual sequence?
What modern day manufacturing company began with a 17th century
alchemist’s unsuccessful attempt to create gold?
Wearside football and toothpaste might give you a clue. Malaysia beats
the USA by one, but which one? Are we talking something to quench a
Caribbean thirst or a guitarist who used to be married to his “sister”?
A hero named after an American ornithologist gets to grips with an evil
genius named after an English cricket commentator. What line of work was
the hero's father-in-law in?
I was playing SCRABBLE the other day with Death, I thought I had done
well by scoring 16 for JIHAD when Death claims 26 for WEEKEND. There was
no cheating and no bonus points, blank tiles or multiple word or letter
scores involved. Explain how he did it.
Which famous Washingtonian was welcomed to the Nixon White House as an
honoured guest, a noble man of the highest rank, although his father had
gone in the back door as a servant?
It does look rather silly and I expect some people may tell you so, are
you sure that's nothing to be scared of, Mr Goddard? How sure are you?
What is connection between Worzel Gummidge, Abraham Van Helsing, Patsy
Stone, Mr Bean, Withnail and I?
Supply the sixth and final element of this (chronological) list:
Canada
India
Russia
Coral Sea
Brazil
????
All these have been questions in The World Quiz League
http://mwillett.org/Quiz/quiz1.htm and if you need to find the answers
you can find them on my site. If these questions have intrigued you then
why not take a look at the latest quiz?
There are ten questions per week. Each quiz is a stand-alone competition
and forms part of the World Quiz League. You don't need to play every
single week to stand a chance of becoming the World Quiz Champion.
There is no entrance fee, no prizes, no advertisements, no begging
letters and no junk email.
The World Quiz League has been running for several years now but took a
year off. It's back now and better than ever.
http://mwillett.org/Quiz/quiz1.htm
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Martin Willett
http://mwillett.org
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:58 pm
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Martin Willett wrote:
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Prague.
[...]
| Quote: | A hero named after an American ornithologist gets to grips with an
evil genius named after an English cricket commentator. What line
of
work was the hero's father-in-law in?
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Gangster.
[...]
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Ross Howard
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:32 pm
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On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:58:50 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
<mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrought:
| Quote: | Martin Willett wrote:
[...]
Where in the world is this? http://mwillett.org/Quiz/2.jpg
Prague.
[...]
A hero named after an American ornithologist gets to grips with an
evil genius named after an English cricket commentator. What line
of
work was the hero's father-in-law in?
Gangster.
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Wait. I'm still trying to get my head around that James Bond villain
called "Johnners".
Still, it's good to see Mr Lyle so gamely attempting to answer these
questions, given the brazen cowardice of his withdrawal from the SDC
before it had even begun. (Not that I'm not complaining, however,
since my proud total of one question answered and zero sheep pocketed
beats his non-runner, so victory is mine.)
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Ross Howard
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:19 pm
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Ross Howard wrote:
| Quote: | On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:58:50 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrought:
Martin Willett wrote:
[...]
Where in the world is this? http://mwillett.org/Quiz/2.jpg
Prague.
[...]
A hero named after an American ornithologist gets to grips with
an
evil genius named after an English cricket commentator. What line
of
work was the hero's father-in-law in?
Gangster.
Wait. I'm still trying to get my head around that James Bond
villain
called "Johnners".
Still, it's good to see Mr Lyle so gamely attempting to answer
these
questions, given the brazen cowardice of his withdrawal from the
SDC
before it had even begun. (Not that I'm not complaining, however,
since my proud total of one question answered and zero sheep
pocketed
beats his non-runner, so victory is mine.)
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Hmm. Colonel lore says tactical restraint beats a rash and
unsuccessful assault. Save y' damn' POWDER, son!!! Ain't never seen
LEAD grow on no TREE, neether!!!
I did have time for one clean miss, though, so our rams are equally
sex-starved this autumn, even if you had a freakishly lucky late
shot.
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Martin Willett
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:27 pm
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Mike Lyle wrote:
| Quote: | Martin Willett wrote:
[...]
Where in the world is this? http://mwillett.org/Quiz/2.jpg
Prague.
[...]
A hero named after an American ornithologist gets to grips with an
evil genius named after an English cricket commentator. What line
of
work was the hero's father-in-law in?
Gangster.
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Correct on both counts.
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Martin Willett
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Rick Wotnaz
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:44 pm
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Martin Willett <mwillett.org@invalid.invalid> wrote in
news:3qag46FdmhuhU1@individual.net:
| Quote: | Mike Lyle wrote:
Martin Willett wrote:
[...]
Where in the world is this? http://mwillett.org/Quiz/2.jpg
Prague.
[...]
A hero named after an American ornithologist gets to grips with
an
evil genius named after an English cricket commentator. What
line
of
work was the hero's father-in-law in?
Gangster.
[...]
Correct on both counts.
Mood | Crush | Envy | Cowardice | Rage | Depression | Flower
What's the usual sequence?
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Rage Crush Cowardice Envy Depression Mood Flower
| Quote: | Wearside football and toothpaste might give you a clue. Malaysia
beats the USA by one, but which one? Are we talking something to
quench a Caribbean thirst or a guitarist who used to be married
to his “sister”?
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White Stripes
| Quote: | You score an eagle, your partner scores a double bogey on the
same hole. The difference between your two scores is the same as
the par for the hole. What did your partner score?
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six
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rzed |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:50 pm
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Martin Willett wrote:
| Quote: | Mike Lyle wrote:
Martin Willett wrote:
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Correct on both counts.
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With a couple of exceptions perhaps more crazy than dull, everybody
in AUE is world-class smart.
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Frances Kemmish
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:29 pm
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Rick Wotnaz wrote:
| Quote: | Rage Crush Cowardice Envy Depression Mood Flower
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Wasn't that the name Bob Geldof and his wife had picked out, in case one
of their children turned out to be a boy?
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Greg Falcon
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:43 pm
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| Quote: | What disparaging term is named after a character in the first million
selling novel? |
Possibly "scrooge"?
| Quote: | What positive integer, when spelled out, has a Scrabble score equal to
that integer? |
12.
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John Dean
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:25 am
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Frances Kemmish wrote:
| Quote: | Rick Wotnaz wrote:
Rage Crush Cowardice Envy Depression Mood Flower
Wasn't that the name Bob Geldof and his wife had picked out, in case
one of their children turned out to be a boy?
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Arf
Top!
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John Dean
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Mark Brader
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:01 am
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Mike Lyle:
| Quote: | With a couple of exceptions perhaps more crazy than dull, everybody
in AUE is world-class smart.
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I resemble that remark!
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "It was too crazy to be true,
msb@vex.net | and too crazy to be false." --Tom Clancy |
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